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This critically important workshop will be presented by John Kaveney, JD, of Council in the national Health Care Practice Group of the law firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter (MDMC) in Morristown, NJ; James A. Robertson, Partner and Practice Group Chair of MDMC’s nationally recognized Health Care Practice; and John Monahan, LCSW, President and CEO, Integrated Care for Recovery.

Over the past several years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiated several audits of New Jersey’s Medicaid program and, in particular, its behavioral health services. Those audits revealed issues in the behavioral health system and yielded significant financial liability owed by New Jersey to CMS. Such audits are expected to continue. Accordingly, more than ever, it is important for providers of behavioral health services to implement compliance programs or, if they already exist, revisit their effectiveness.

This program will provide a refresher on the seven essential elements of a compliance program along with a discussion of the potential liability an organization and its principals could face without a compliance program. The presenters will also discuss particular risk areas organizations should be aware of, along with information about other guidance and advice on compliance shared by the federal and state governments over the years. Finally, the program will discuss the general self-disclosure process, for when an issue is discovered, the audit process and the government’s use of extrapolation.